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Mazars in Australia
Mazars is a globally integrated and independent assurance, tax and advisory firm that provides meaningful advice and services to the world’s leading organisations and fastest growing businesses.

Our managing team
At the core of the Mazars team are the principles of outstanding client service and technical excellence. The ability of the team to ignite and foster positive change with their clients is a reflection of the team's passion for the service streams in which they operate.

Our values
Strong values have been at the heart of our organisation since its creation. They guide us in our daily actions, providing a common base of values that all Mazars’ partners and teams share and respect. These values are detailed in Mazars’ Charter, individually signed by each partner.

The Forum of Firms
Mazars is a member of the Forum of Firms.
The Forum of Firms is an association of international networks of accounting firms. The objective of the Forum of Firms is to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial and auditing practices world-wide.

The Praxity Alliance
Mazars is a member of Praxity AISBL, the world's largest Alliance of independent and unaffiliated audit and consultancy companies. Recognizing the support arising from globalization we are able to recommend renowned companies in significant countries. Our contacts to these Praxity participating firms enable our clients a professional support in their transnational activities from a single source.

With International resources and capabilities across all sectors, we are a trusted and independent advisor to our clients, driven by quality outcomes and shared value.

Audit and Assurance
At Mazars in Australia, our goal is to provide you with actionable recommendations for your business, enabling you to make an informed decision towards achieving your corporate goals.

Corporate Advisory
At Mazars, our Corporate Advisory experts can provide Boards, CEO’s and senior executives with the support and assistance to identify opportunities for your business growth and successfully implement a range of transactions effectively. We can support you throughout the acquisition processes and keep you informed at every stage of your project, so you can feel secure knowing that you have a team of certified corporate expert’s right by your side.

Secured Documents
Welcome to our new highly secure client portal providing a better communication point between us and you.
Our secure client portal provides the ability to share and upload files. Please contact our office for a password to access.

These portals will allow you to obtain your private information securely.

Venturing Abroad - The challenges facing SMEs

The Economist Intelligence Unit wrote a series of articles sponsored by Mazars focusing on five challenges facing SMEs venturing abroad for the first time. While the challenges of operating in an unfamiliar environment are daunting, they offer SMEs tremendous potential.

The numerous hurdles for SMEs to surmount brings an element of reluctance for them to explore international markets. However, with a world that continues to become more digitized and globalized, the benefits to reap are quickly beginning to outweigh the obstacles. But what types of challenges are SMEs facing and how can they be dealt with? Mazars' partnership with the EIU explores this and more in our Venturing Abroad program.

The 5 Challenges of Venturing Abroad

Taking Advantage of High Tech

● Mid-sized companies can quickly become global exporters online, and many European SMEs are doing exactly that.
● They may use the Internet to sell their products or services globally right from the start, becoming “born global” firms. SMEs can grow quickly by capitalising on new market niches in industries disrupted by technology.
● They may use information technology to outsource and offshore a core activity such as manufacturing, but then remain in the offshore location because of the potential of the local market.

Facing Legal & Tax Issues

● Opaque rules, inconsistent application of regulations, plus customs classification issues and variable VAT rules, pose big hurdles to SME exporters. Varying customs classifications for the same product can appear even within a single market.
● A further complication for SMEs is finding a way through the thicket of regulations governing customs clearance and customs classification.● Even within free trade zones, legal and tax issues complicate trade are a particular problem for small firms with limited resources. Those venturing beyond the EU tend to choose markets with which the EU has a free trade agreement.

Sustaining Growth

● The key to long-term export growth is establishing a deep presence and showing a long-term commitment to each foreign market. Accordingly, some SMEs reduce the number of export markets to keep growth manageable and sustainable.
● Marketing abroad via a website can be a double-edged sword. Too many export markets can prove unmanageable for a newly internationalising SME.● Kick-starting sales and building a local market only establishes a foothold. To continue growth and development in a new market, SMEs require a broader strategy aimed at developing and maintaining a strong local presence.

Meeting Logistics Challenges

● Attention to logistics is an important aspect of successful market entry; advanced information systems provide an edge in securing cost-effective logistics support.
● To avoid costly logistical problems, many newly internationalising SMEs outsource the logistics function, both for inbound components and returns, and for outbound finished products. The SMEs must decide on the best balance between controlling their own logistics and outsourcing some of those functions.● The logistics function itself is undergoing a profound change, as sellers of a wide range of good shift from distribution through physical stores and warehouses to global sourcing and fulfilment of orders via e-commerce web sites.

Finding Local Firms

● To ensure sustained growth in new markets, SMEs adapt products—and sometimes business models—to local conditions, and partner with local market experts.
● A newly internationalising SME’s foreign presence can take various forms: a formal joint venture, a licensing & technical cooperation agreement, a sales-representative contract, or a go-it-alone subsidiary.● Complementary skills, similar aims, and long-term commitments are as close as an SME can come to finding a recipe for success in forming international partnerships.

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